Exhibition of Studio Projects
Kladno: Searching for the Post-industrial City
Annotation
Kladno is an example of a city grappling with the transition to a post-industrial era. After a once-thriving industry, only a sort of vacuum remains today, occasionally interrupted by a functional storage hall. This vacuum needs to be filled, but not by bulldozing, leveling the terrain, and designing a superior city, but with respect, by absorbing the atmosphere and spirit of the place. Because what will happen to Kladno if all industrial traces disappear? What should happen to brownfields is a broad question that has actually been under consideration for decades. Each has its specifics - Vojtěšská huť has the strong specificity of its immediate proximity to the historical core; the site has enormous potential and the possibility of getting a second chance. The project deals with a seeming